province

== English == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English provynce, from Anglo-Norman province, Old French province, from Latin prōvincia, seemingly corresponding to prō- (“forward”) +‎ vinciō (“to bind, bind about, fetter, tie, fasten, surround, encircle”). Displaced Old English boldġetæl. === Pronunciation === enPR: prŏv′ĭns (Received Pronunciation, standard Canada) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɒv.ɪns/; (also Canada, dialectal) /ˈpɹɑv.ɪns/ (General American) IPA(key): (without the cot–caught merger) /ˈpɹɔv.ɪns/, (cot–caught merger) /ˈpɹɑv.ɪns/ (General Australian, Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɔv.ɪns/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɒv.əns/ Rhymes: -ɒvɪns Hyphenation: prov‧ince === Noun === province (plural provinces) A region of the earth or of a continent; a district or country. [from 14th c.] An administrative subdivision of certain countries, including Canada and China. [from 14th c.] For more quotations using this term, see Citations:province. (historical, Ancient Rome, Roman Empire) An area outside Italy which is administered by a Roman governor or prefect. [from 14th c.] Synonym: eparchy (formal equivalent to Latin prōvincia in Greek-speaking Eastern Roman Empire) (Christianity) An area under the jurisdiction of an archbishop, typically comprising a number of adjacent dioceses. [from 14th c.] (Roman Catholicism) An area under the jurisdiction of a provincial within a monastic order. (in the plural, chiefly with definite article) The parts of a country outside its national capital. [from 17th c.] (geology) A major region defined by common geologic attributes and history. An area of activity, responsibility or knowledge; the proper concern of a particular person or concept. [from 17th c.] ==== Usage notes ==== Province is the generic English term for such primary divisions of a country, but is not used where another official term has widespread use, such as France's regions and departments, Switzerland's cantons, or the United States of America's and Australia's states. Territories and colonies are sometimes distinguished from provinces as unorganized areas of low or foreign population, which are not considered an integral part of the country. Sovereign subdivisions of a larger whole, such as the principalities of the former Holy Roman Empire or the countries within the European Union, are likewise not usually described as provinces. ==== Synonyms ==== (principal subdivision of a state): circuit, tao, dao, route, lu (imperial and early Republican China) (parts of a country outside the capital): countryside, flyover country ==== Coordinate terms ==== canton (Swiss); county (British); department (French); oblast (Russian); state (U.S., Australian); voivodeship (Poland) shire territory ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== ⇒ Tok Pisin: provins ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “province, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “province, n.”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to XII), New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC, page 4805. “province, n.”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney and Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1914), “province, n.”, in The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language, revised edition, volume IV, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC, page 4805. “province”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin prōvincia. Doublet of Provence. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pʁɔ.vɛ̃s/ Rhymes: -ɛ̃s Hyphenation: pro‧vince === Noun === province f (plural provinces) province (Paris, sometimes derogatory) the countryside; or more broadly, the rest of metropolitan France, outside Paris ==== Usage notes ==== (France outside Paris): sometimes perceived as pejorative by people outside Paris. May or may not include Corsica. Does not include French overseas territories. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== ⇒ Haitian Creole: pwovens === References === === Further reading === “province”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /proˈvin.t͡ʃe/ Rhymes: -intʃe Hyphenation: pro‧vìn‧ce === Noun === province plural of provincia Alternative form: provincie == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [proːˈwɪŋ.kɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [proˈvin̠ʲ.t͡ʃe] Hyphenation: prō‧vin‧ce === Verb === prōvince second-person singular present active imperative of prōvincō == Middle English == === Noun === province alternative form of provynce == Middle French == === Noun === province f (plural provinces) province (subdivision of a territory) ==== Descendants ==== > French: province (inherited) → Middle English: provynce, provynse, province, provynsEnglish: province⇒ Tok Pisin: provinsScots: province === References === province on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French) == Old French == === Alternative forms === provinz, pruvince === Noun === province oblique singular, f (oblique plural provinces, nominative singular province, nominative plural provinces) province (subdivision of a territory) ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: province> French: province (inherited)→ Middle English: provynce, provynse, province, provynsEnglish: province⇒ Tok Pisin: provinsScots: province Norman: provînche, provinche (continental) === References === province on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub Frédéric Godefroy (1880–1902), “province”, in Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle […], Paris: F[riedrich] Vieweg; Émile Bouillon, →OCLC. == Walloon == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pʀɔ.vɛ̃s/ === Noun === province f (plural provinces) province